Archaeologists are a little like forensic investigators: They scour the remains of past societies, looking for clues in pottery, tools and bones about how people lived, and how they died. And just as detectives might re-create the scene of a crime, University of Washington archaeologists have re-created the weapons used by hunter-gatherers in the post-Ice […]
Although very little information has been released by troopers, they did reveal that an arrest has been made in an Akiak assault incident that took place late Thursday. Troopers received a call at 9:44 pm, reporting an assault in the small community of Akiak in southwest Alaska. According to the brief report revealed by troopers […]
Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Fairbanks are investigating a cow Moose kill on Whistling Swan Drive in Fairbanks. Troopers received a call reporting the dead moose on Wednesday of last week. During their investigation, troopers found that the moose, a pregnant cow, had been shot and killed with an arrow. No efforts had been made to salvage […]
Dave Klein was 47 when he kicked into a scree slope in Atigun Canyon and saw something unusual in the rocks below. He reached down and picked up a three-inch wedge of bone or antler that had been worked into points on each end. One half of it had notched barbs. Klein was 88 when […]